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Plaintiff’s Exhibit 91 to 109, 111 to 122: Photocopies of various documents entered into evidence

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Baneberry Nuclear Test Trial Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00019
Collection Name: Baneberry Nuclear Test Trial Records
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

Small Business Development Center: meeting minutes, project application, by-laws, agendas, documents, correspondence

Date

1962 (year approximate) to 1972 (year approximate)

Description

From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series II: Projects. This folder contains minutes of meeting, documents, project application, by-laws, information kit, agenda, and correspondence for the Small Business Development Center.

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Hitchin Post Saloon & Steakhouse Neon Survey document, August 27, 2017

Date

2017-08-27

Description

Information about the Hitchin Post Saloon & Steakhouse sign that sits at 3650 N Las Vegas Blvd.
Site address: 3650 N Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: BWNV LLC
Sign details: Building was originally constructed in 1953 and sits on 12.70. The property houses on only a saloon/restaurant, but also a Manufactured Home Park and trailer sales.
Sign condition: 4, well maintained
Sign form: Pole mounted sign
Sign-specific description: A double sided cabinet with the words Hitchin' Post at the top in a small rectangular cabinet with green neon, and the word "Motel" in a cabinet underneath in large red neon letters. The word "vacancy" is in a smaller cabinet at the bottom in tiny green neon letters.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign environment: Property is in North Las Vegas, on North Las Vegas Blvd near Alexander Villas Park.
Sign - thematic influences: The Hitchin' Post sign shares a similar theme from when it probably was constructed. The western style themes were very popular in the Greater Las Vegas area starting in the 1940s and through the 1960s.
Sign - artistic significance: Western style themes and fonts where popular when the property opened in the early 1950s.
Survey - research locations: Hitchin' Post website, Assessor's office
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-27
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Pole sign

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Road Runner RV Park Neon Survey document, September 14, 2017

Date

2017-09-14

Description

Information about the Road Runner RV Park sign that sits at 4711 Boulder Hwy.
Site address: 4711 Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Daryl Thompson
Sign details: This local owned R.V. park has been open since 1986 just miles from the Strip. They have 200 sites to hold guests, as well as a swimming pool.
Sign condition: 5- paint and lights are still bright on the signs
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: This pylon sign has Roadrunner on the top of it which is outlined in skeletal neon, underneath is a rectangular red sign. This sign has yellow bubble font channeled letters stating "ROAD RUNNER". Underneath this states "R-V Park" in a channeled white frontier style font that contains incandescents. Underneath the red rectangular sign is there prices listed which is on a plastic sign for their daily, weekly and monthly prices. Under the prices is a traditional "NO VACANCY" in red skeletal neon.
Sign - type of display: Neon and incandescents
Sign - media: Steel and plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic portion of the sign and incandescent light bulbs
Sign animation: Flasher for incandescent light bulbs
Sign environment: This property is on Boulder Highway and has grocery stores and banks close to it.
Sign - thematic influences: Road Runners are prominent animals in the Nevada and southwest region of the United States.
Sign - artistic significance: Artistically this sign looks as though it can be for a motel particularly since it is also on a highway , but it's for an R.V. park.
Survey - research locations: Asessor's page, Road Runner RV website https://www.roadrunnerrvpark.com/ , Travel Nevada Website https://travelnevada.com/places/26805/roadrunner-rv-park
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-14
Sign keywords: Pylon; Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Plastic; Flashing; Reader board

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Promotion acceptance/rejection letters, BA in Public Administration proposal, UNLV Museum of Natural History financial documents, and James R. Dickinson Library new wing grand opening documents, approximately 1980 to 1983

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the President Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: UA-00025
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the President Records
Box/Folder: Box 130 (Restrictions apply)

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